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Votes at a glance: Cuyahoga Falls board approves agenda, field trip and licensing; rescinds ACAB policy
Summary
On Feb. 26 the board approved routine consent items, an out-of-state eighth-grade field trip, and a license agreement with Missing Mountain Brewing Company; it also rescinded policy ACAB following state legislation.
This is a summary of formal motions and votes taken at the Cuyahoga Falls Board of Education meeting on Feb. 26.
Lede: The board adopted the meeting agenda and approved routine treasurer and superintendent consent items; it also approved an out-of-state field trip to Washington, D.C., approved a license agreement with Missing Mountain Brewing Company LLC, and rescinded policy ACAB, "Student and staff gender identity and expression," after board members said a new state law conflicted with that policy.
Nut graf: Several items carried with unanimous or near-unanimous roll-call votes. One licensing vote included a recorded "no" vote; the rescission of ACAB followed a board discussion about legal obligations and a 90-day waiting period after the state law's enactment.
Recorded actions and outcomes (motions and roll-call tallies as recorded in the meeting):
1) Approve meeting agenda (consent) Motion text: "It is recommended that the Board of Education approves the agenda of the 02/26/2025 Board of Education meeting." Outcome: Approved by roll call. Vote record: Miss Coco: Aye; Mister Harris: Aye; Missus Schaefer: Aye; Miss White: Aye. (Board member Mister Gomez participated remotely but was not recorded voting in the transcript.)
2) Treasurer consent agenda (amended appropriations, amounts and rates certification, donations) Motion text: "Request the Board of Education approve all items listed in the treasurer's consent agenda." Outcome: Approved by roll call. Vote record: Missus Schaefer: Aye; Miss White: Aye; Miss Coco: Aye; Mister Harris: Aye.
3) CFO business: January 2025 investment schedule and monthly spending report Motion text: "Recommend that the Board of Education approve the January 2025 investment schedule and monthly spending report." Outcome: Approved by roll call. Vote record: Missus Schaefer: Aye; Miss White: Aye; Miss Coco: Aye; Mister Harris: Aye.
4) Superintendent consent agenda (personnel, contracts, stipends, preschool handbook items) Motion text: "Recommend that the Board of Education approve the items as listed in the consent agenda." Outcome: Approved by roll call. Vote record: Miss White: Aye; Miss Coco: Aye; Mister Harris: Aye; Missus Schaefer: Aye.
5) License agreement: Missing Mountain Brewing Company LLC Motion text: "Approve license agreement between Missing Mountain Brewing Company LLC and the Cuyahoga Falls School District." Discussion: Board members asked questions about signage and community comfort. 1 board member said they would have voted no if present in person. Outcome: Approved by roll call. Vote record: Miss Coco: Aye; Mister Harris: Aye; Missus Schaefer: No; Miss White: Aye; (Mister Gomez stated he was not present to vote.) Tally: Yes 3, No 1, Absent/Did not vote 1.
6) Out-of-state field trip: Eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C. Motion text: "Approve out of state field trip for eighth-grade students to Washington DC." Outcome: Approved by roll call. Vote record: Mister Harris: Aye; Missus Schaefer: Aye; Miss White: Aye; Miss Coco: Aye.
7) Rescind policy ACAB (Student and staff gender identity and expression) Motion text: "Rescind ACAB - Student and staff gender identity and expression." Discussion: Board members said the action was required to comply with recently enacted state legislation and noted they waited the full statutory 90 days prior to taking action. Several members voiced personal objection to rescinding the policy but cited the legal obligation to follow state law. Outcome: Approved by roll call. Vote record: Missus Schaefer: Yes; Miss White: Yes; Miss Coco: Yes; Mister Harris: Yes. (One member participating remotely did not register a vote on roll call.) Tally: Yes 4, No 0, Absent 1.
Ending: The board handled routine consent business with unanimous support for financial and personnel motions, approved a district field trip and a licensing agreement while recording one dissenting vote, and rescinded the gender identity policy to comply with state law. The board directed staff to update policy documents and provide guidance to administrators on the effects of the rescission.
Where the transcript omitted a specific mover or seconder, the meeting record used the procedural phrase "so moved" and "second." Absent or not-recorded votes have been noted as "not recorded" or "did not vote."
